Abstract [en]

Abstract

The purpose was to answer the question whether music has an effect or not, on students’ problem solving connected to different cognitive processes such as concentration/attention, creativity and logical thinking.

An experiment was conducted where 30 university students were evenly distributed into two groups, one music group and one control group. The participants in the music group were tested in creativity, logical thinking and concentration through written tests while they were listening to music. The participants also rated their own impulsivity in order to discover any eventual differences between the groups that could affect the results. The control group did the same tests in silence.

A significant result was discovered in one of the correlation tests. It was found that in the music group there was a correlation between impulsivity and concentration (r = .55, p= .04). A higher level of impulsivity in a participant resulted in more time completing the concentration. The result of the problem solving tests showed no significant differences between the music group and the control group. There were also no significant differences between the groups in connection to their impulsivity. And since there were no significant results, no conclusion can be drawn and the null hypothesis can’t be rejected.